Past Perfect Tense Worksheet

English grammar lesson 17: Past perfect tense · Set 210 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (had + V3): had + past participle (V3) for every subject: had caught, had gone, had eaten. Time words: before …, by the time …, when … already. The later action is in the simple past (the bell rang).

1. 1.We ___ cricket before the guests arrived. (a) has played (b) have played (c) had played (d) had play
2. 2.Aisha ___ science before Mum came home. (a) have studied (b) had studied (c) has studied (d) had study
3. 3.He ___ a picture before the guests arrived. (a) had drew (b) had drawn (c) has drawn (d) have drawn
4. 4.By the time Mum came home, he ___ in the pool. (a) had swam (b) had swum (c) have swum (d) has swum
5. 5.I ___ the dishes before Mum came home. (a) have washed (b) has washed (c) had wash (d) had washed
6. 6.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a song. (a) has sung (b) have sung (c) had sang (d) had sung
7. 7.We ___ the ball before the guests arrived. (a) had caught (b) have caught (c) has caught (d) had catch
8. 8.By the time Mum came home, she ___ the dishes. (a) had wash (b) have washed (c) has washed (d) had washed
9. 9.By the time we reached, he ___ a mango. (a) have eaten (b) had ate (c) has eaten (d) had eaten
10. 10.By the time the bell rang, they ___ a story. (a) had tell (b) has told (c) have told (d) had told
11. 11.By the time we reached, Manav ___ a sandcastle. (a) have built (b) had build (c) has built (d) had built
12. 12.When Dad called, she ___ already drawn a picture. (a) has (b) had (c) have
13. 13.When Dad called, they ___ already flown a kite. (a) had (b) have (c) has
14. 14.When Dad called, you ___ already flown a kite. (a) has (b) had (c) have
15. 15.When Dad called, the children ___ already taken the train. (a) have (b) has (c) had
16. 16.By the time the guests arrived, he ___ lunch. (a) had brought (b) has brought (c) have brought (d) had bring
17. 17.By the time we reached, he ___ the match. (a) has won (b) have won (c) had win (d) had won
18. 18.By the time we reached, they ___ a letter. (a) had wrote (b) has written (c) had written (d) have written
19. 19.When Dad called, my brother ___ already drunk milk. (a) had (b) has (c) have
20. 20.By the time Mum came home, we ___ Grandma. (a) has helped (b) had helped (c) have helped (d) had help
21. 21.By the time the guests arrived, Aarav ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) has climbed (c) had climbed (d) have climbed
22. 22.You ___ the dishes before the guests arrived. (a) had wash (b) has washed (c) have washed (d) had washed
23. 23.When Dad called, my friends ___ already worn a cap. (a) has (b) had (c) have
24. 24.When Dad called, you ___ already sent a message. (a) has (b) have (c) had
25. 25.My brother ___ in the park before the bell rang. (a) has run (b) had run (c) had ran (d) have run
26. 26.By the time the guests arrived, Farhan ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) have carried (d) had carry
27. 27.You ___ vegetables before Mum came home. (a) had bought (b) has bought (c) had buy (d) have bought
28. 28.By the time we reached, Arjun ___ the bag. (a) had carried (b) has carried (c) had carry (d) have carried
29. 29.By the time the bell rang, Rahul ___ a tree. (a) had climb (b) have climbed (c) has climbed (d) had climbed
30. 30.They ___ the match before Mum came home. (a) has won (b) had won (c) have won (d) had win
31. 31.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ on the stage. (a) have danced (b) had dance (c) has danced (d) had danced
32. 32.When Dad called, we ___ already eaten a mango. (a) have (b) has (c) had
33. 33.She ___ a bicycle before the bell rang. (a) has ridden (b) had rode (c) had ridden (d) have ridden
34. 34.By the time Mum came home, we ___ a cartoon. (a) had watch (b) have watched (c) had watched (d) has watched
35. 35.When Dad called, my brother ___ already ridden a bicycle. (a) has (b) had (c) have
36. 36.He ___ cricket before the bell rang. (a) have played (b) had played (c) had play (d) has played
37. 37.When Dad called, you ___ already gone to school. (a) had (b) has (c) have
38. 38.By the time the bell rang, Arjun ___ a mango. (a) had ate (b) had eaten (c) have eaten (d) has eaten
39. 39.By the time the bell rang, you ___ the match. (a) have won (b) had won (c) had win (d) has won
40. 40.She ___ milk before the guests arrived. (a) has drunk (b) had drank (c) have drunk (d) had drunk

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